Happy Halloween!!

Wishing you a FUN & SAFE Halloween!!

Come back tomorrow for the PWP DT Blog Hop :D

Cute & Spooky Birthday Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello, hello, today I'm honored to help my scrappy friend Kimberly celebrate the 1-year anniversary of her Etsy Shop, Polka Dotted Bliss. She has a spookalicious line-up of talented girls sharing polka-dot Halloween creations all week long on her blog! AND, she's giving away some blog candy each and every day this week. So make sure you stop in all this week, catch some inspiration and enter the giveaways!

So do you follow me on Facebook?  Well if you do then you saw me posting a couple of interesting items like a smashed Altoids tin and some Tinker toys.  All of these items were for this project.  So are you ready to see what I did with them?!!!  Tada!!

"Come a little closer, I have a story to tell", she beckons from her trailer.....

I had so much fun making this piece and even channeled my own gypsy soul ;D.  I started out with a small box that I covered with polka dot paper and paisley fabric.  Then I hung sequenced and beaded trim from the top.  My beautiful gypsy is a clipart image from my stash.

This is the smashed Altoids tin I found.  I layered a Recollections foil frame on top of it and an eye die cut.

I covered the front and edges with vintage fabric then embellished the sides with flowers and bling.

A spider makes his way over the flowing ribbons and flowers.

Inside, I added a Prima door, book of spells, roses, skull and K&Company potion bottles.  They create the perfect scene for this gorgeous gypsy.

I painted the Tinker toys and sprayed them with Lindy's ink to turn them into wheels :D.  I absolutely LOVE the way this turned out!!  I think this one is going on display here in my office.  I hope you love it too!

Blog Candy Time!  This is the goodness that Kimberly is giving away today. 
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment here, follow my blog or "like" my page on FB and head on over to Kimberly's blog here Polka Dotted Bliss for a chance to win. 

**Giveaways Open to US residents only.**

Here is the complete line up:

Day One: http://CreatedbyDonnaK.blogspot.com

Day Two: http://karenskraftymoments.blogspot.com/

Day Three: http://www.kristaspapercafe.com/

Day Four: http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/ **Me**

Day Five: http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Day Six: http://mywhimsylife.blogspot.com/

Day Seven: http://mypolkadottedbliss.blogspot.com

Thanks for celebrating with us & have a beautiful day!!

Sexy Witch Tag

Happy Friday!!  I'm posting over on the Paper Wings Productions blog today and I'm sharing this Sexy Witch Tag:

I used the jumbo #12 tag, the PWP October Nesting Components kit and PWP stamps.  Click HERE to the whole project and how it came together! 

Have a wonderful day, HUGZ!!!!!

Favorite DOD Mask!

Happy Friday friends!!  I'm still working on getting ready for the Soflo Market this weekend and I wanted to share my latest mask:

OMGosh you guys, I'm really loving this mask right now!!  I think is one of my all time favorites.

I thought it would be fun to do a colored base this time around so I painted the base magenta.  Then I used turquoise and yellow as accents.  

I think this is such a hot color combo, don't you?!

The white details really help set off the other colors.

I added black satin ribbon for hanging or wearing.

I'm taking this down to the market with me tomorrow and if it doesn't sell there, I'll be adding it to my Etsy shop.  Thanks so much for visiting me today!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Glittered Mask

Hi everyone!  Are you having a great week?  Time really seems to be flying these days but I have made time to do a little creating.  I've also been trying to sketch in my art journal daily.  I'm trying to practice drawing my women for future canvas designs.  Besides that, I squeezed in a couple of Dyan Reavely classes.  I'll try and share what I did her classes soon so keep an eye out for that in the near future.  Today I have a new Day of the Dead mask to share:

I'm trying to get ready for another show this weekend so I'm trying to crank out as many masks as I can.  So far this is the 5th mask I've made this year and they're selling very quickly.  I completed this one yesterday so I now have two in my inventory for Saturday.  That's definitely not enough so I'll be busy trying to create more today and tomorrow.

All of my masks are different but they all have some of my signature designs.  

I almost always start with the eyes.

Then I move onto the forehead.  For this mask, I did all of the designs freehand.  I sketch them on and them paint them.

I applied a layer of glitter to the entire mask.  So this is the first mask that sparkles ;D

Thanks so much for stopping by today and sharing a little piece of your day with me.  Have a beautiful day :D

Explore * Love* Laugh - Berry71Bleu October Challenge

Hello, today I'm sharing my spin on the Berry71Bleu October Challenge.  This month Berry71Bleu's sponsors are Speedball and Gelli Arts so I had the pleasure of working with their fabulous products.  I created this fun art journal page:

I started out by creating a monoprint with the gelli plate and Speedball block printing ink.  The Speedball colors I used are: Magenta, Violet and Gold.  I love the consistency of the Speedball paints, they're nice and thick so you get great coverage and vivid color.

I used various stencils and stamps to create interest and texture in my monoprint.

I cut circles from another monoprint to create this beautiful flower.

I used some vintage book text and image for my focal point.

I add a scrap of cardboard and some rubons here and there.

Finally I added some doodling, I feel like adding a little bit of black helps to ground the design.  Well, I hope I've inspired you to play along with us this month because we have some great prizes to share with you!!  Take a look at how generous Speedball and Gelli Arts are:

First Prize: 

Random Prizes:

 6x6 Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate

You will get 2 tubes of Green and Blue Speedball paint.

Main Sponsors:  

Speedball Art Products Company
facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SpeedballArt

 Product Catalog

A Tradition of Excellence: For more than 100 years, high quality art products from Speedball have created Unlimited Possibilities for Artists in both classrooms and professional studios around the world. Speedball is committed to artistic innovation and expression.

Printmaking Is A Time-Tested Craft That Is Ideal For Contemporary Art Expression: Today with the advent of new techniques and materials, Printmaking has gained renewed interest and unprecedented support. Printmaking begins with Speedball - America’s leading manufacturer of printmaking materials - unequaled for quality, safety and ease-of-use.

Economical and Time-Flexible: The Beauty of Printmaking is in its flexibility and economy. Projects can range from simple printmaking exercises lasting only for a short session to more complex projects that can be expanded to include advance detailed techniques. Printmaking is more popular than ever and Speedball Art Products is the artist’s choice!

Speedball Block Printing Inks: Give your creations all the brilliance they deserve with inks from Speedball. Speedball’s Water Soluble Block Printing Inks come in 18 brilliant colors available in 37cc, 75cc, 150cc tubes plus 8oz. and 16oz jars. These inks are easy to clean up with water, non-toxic, gluten free and super for printmaking with linoleum, wood, Flexible Printing Plate, Speedy-Carve™, Speedy-Cut™ and Polyprint. All Speedball inks are AP Non-Toxic and are excellent for use in the studio, school or home. Speedball also carries Oil-Based Block Printing Inks available in 10 brilliant colors in 37cc tubes or 7 colors available in 75cc tubes. Suitable for printing on papers and fabrics, they are non-darkening, waterproof and permanent.

A special thanks to Speedball Art Products and  Gelli Arts for supplying the Design Team with Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates and Speedball Block Printing Paints.

We love gelatin printing and we've developed a better way to do it!

Our Gel Printing Plate looks and feels like gelatin, but is durable, reusable and stores at room temperature. It's easy to clean and always ready for printing. Monoprinting on a Gelli plate is simple and fun. The gratification is immediate, and the prints are too cool!

Thanks so much for joining me today, have a wonderful day!!!

ENTER THE BERRY71BLEU OCTOBER CHALLENGE HERE!!

PWP's Wicked Blog Hop!

Happy Friday and thank you so much for joining me today! WELCOME to Paper Wing Productions' Wicked Design Team Blog Hop & Giveaway! If you've arrived here from Katie's blog, then you're in the right place.  If you’re just stopping by for a visit, please CLICK HERE to start from the beginning.

This month we’re having some wicked fun but don't be scarred because our creations will be a treat for your eyes!!  Get comfy and prepare to shriek with delight!!  This month’s main prize is a gift certificate to the New Paper Wings Production’s online store. 

For a chance to win all you need to do is:

• be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog
• visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment
• come back and leave us a comment telling us you completed the hop.

To increase your chances of winning: like our Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. 

.  The winner will be announced on Tuesday, Oct 8^th, 2013 on the Paper Wings Productions blog.

I was very excited about this month's hop because as many of you already know, I love Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos projects.  So come on, you know I had to make a shrine!!  

I picked up this coffin on clearance last year and have been waiting to turn in into a shine.  I started by embossing the new Lace with Border stamp on white cardstock.  Then I cut it to fit, adhered and sprayed with Dylusions inks.

I stamped the Dia De Los Muertos Mujer on black cardstock and embossed in white.  I fussy cut her and added mini butterfly wings.

I used the shine border from the Dia De Los Muertos Mujer set but I cut it and placed one end on the top.  I used the other piece to frame my skeleton.  For the banner, I used the Papel Piqado stamps from the Dia De Los Muertos Hombre set and hung them with jute twine.  I flanked the shrine with the doves in the Milagros stamp set.

I embellished my shrine with paper and artificial flowers.  I also tucked in a heart from the Milagros stamp set.

So when I started working on this piece, I wasn't sure what I was going for but as I worked it hit me.  My inspiration came from one of my very favorite songs by Gloria Estefan.  It's called "No Llores" (Don't Cry), she has several versions of this song but the one I love features Pitbull.  My favorite part of the original song is:

El dia que yo me muera (The day I die)
No quiero que me manden flores (I don't want you to send me flowers)
Lo que me des, damelo en vida (What you give me, give me while I'm alive)
No habra razon pa' que me llores (Then there'll be no reason for you to cry for me)

Isn't that beautiful and I really love all of Pitbull's part too.  I love jamming to this, enjoy!!

 

Like Pitbull says, "I lived my life the way I wanted, just like you should live yours the way you want".

The other quote I wrote is:

Asi como tu eres, yo era (The way you are, I was)

Asi como yo so, tu seras (The way I am, you will be)

That's what I imagined she wanted to say :D  This shrine really inspired me so I'll be doing more in depth pieces using these sentiments in the near future.  Well I hope you've enjoyed my post, now it's time to head on over to Shay's Blog!!

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***

Cathi O’Neill - www.celticknotted.blogspot.com

Dana Tatar - http://datatar.blogspot.com

Erica Rose Thompson - http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com

Irit Shalom - http://iritshalom.blogspot.com
Katie Smith - http://www.punkprojects.com

Norma Gomez - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com

Shay - www.verdigrishall.blogspot.com
Amber Rasmuss - www.sew-ink.blogspot.com

Paper Wings Productions Blog “The Aviary­ - http://paper-wings-productions.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!

&

Let Your Creativity Take Flight!

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